tofsee | d0f978d82cbf058a5b7e9a21adfc71163c858079f27a0d3309562fe8079aea1b

General

Target

2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe
Size

10.8MB
MD5

9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec
SHA1

a6b38df45fb123a59ed0783030b33726c4ee74de
SHA256

d0f978d82cbf058a5b7e9a21adfc71163c858079f27a0d3309562fe8079aea1b
SHA512

7d477aceb07682037c2e5c99c96ada856dcfa41efe2271b214e2f93f87ef64ebaf7c05dcc34a7e8c3065541558e5231068c7284674c531c7689d04274ac9b9b5
SSDEEP

24576:E6WdLQkyQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQY:pWdLQk

Score

10^/10

tofsee defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

C2

43.231.4.7

lazystax.ru

Signatures

Tofsee
Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.
trojan tofsee
Tofsee family
tofsee
Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
1648	netsh.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\pflqfcqc\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\pflqfcqc\\xcmhbnkm.exe"	svchost.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4174397412-4125106315-2776226590-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3956	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4940	xcmhbnkm.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4940 set thread context of 3956	4940	xcmhbnkm.exe	101

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
3848	sc.exe
4832	sc.exe
5044	sc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3892	4176	WerFault.exe	82
1156	4940	WerFault.exe	95

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xcmhbnkm.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2952	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	85
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2952	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	85
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2952	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	85
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2852	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	87
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2852	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	87
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2852	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	87
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 3848	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	89
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 3848	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	89
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 3848	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	89
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 4832	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	91
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 4832	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	91
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 4832	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	91
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 5044	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	93
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 5044	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	93
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 5044	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	93
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 1648	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	96
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 1648	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	96
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 1648	4176	2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe	96
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 3956	4940	xcmhbnkm.exe	101
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 3956	4940	xcmhbnkm.exe	101
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 3956	4940	xcmhbnkm.exe	101
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 3956	4940	xcmhbnkm.exe	101
PID 4940 wrote to memory of 3956	4940	xcmhbnkm.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4176
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pflqfcqc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2952
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xcmhbnkm.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pflqfcqc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2852
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create pflqfcqc binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pflqfcqc\xcmhbnkm.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3848
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description pflqfcqc "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4832
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start pflqfcqc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5044
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Host-process for services of Windows" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe" enable=yes>nul
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1648
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4176 -s 596
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3892

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pflqfcqc\xcmhbnkm.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pflqfcqc\xcmhbnkm.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-30_9fba6bf500f826b16e4dd43e6829feec_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4940
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3956
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4940 -s 528
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1156

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 4176 -ip 4176
1⤵
PID:3136

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 4940 -ip 4940
1⤵
PID:4640

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

System Services

1

T1569

Service Execution

1

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xcmhbnkm.exe

Filesize
11.8MB

MD5
a251602c4b05cfb8c1a28e33bcaad915

SHA1
3cc3607c09e266d1ee2e4f0eefc3545f60dfa0a3

SHA256
cef21ac565625f2069dff8bdee45cb8c76e0302a3b1cc6eb00230f4d899a86b4

SHA512
85b17581c9fd0ba17df1280e271bfa022f04b87215d8132c88c8fdc955062678269df89504622e497538e726cbb407e0db3d4418291e118b8d04fce825d4a7f5

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memory/3956-14-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000905000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3956-17-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000905000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3956-16-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000905000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4176-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4176-8-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4176-1-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000006C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/4176-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4176-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4176-2-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4940-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4940-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4940-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4940-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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